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So apparently I mutilated mine trying to cut my regular one DIY. It looks perfect, but it's not working. Any way I can coax Tmobile to give me a micro sim for free? I really don't feel like paying $30 for a piece of plastic, and I've heard people get it for free easy.

I went to Tmobile this past Saturday. When they asked what I needed, I answered with "I need a micro SIM". The guy went into the back and came out and said that he could give me the SIM for free and asked if I wanted to make a $10 pre-paid SIM donation to a charity. I was already prepared to spend $10 on a microSIM and had read about how this situation might occur. I just said yes and walked out with my new SIM card after only a few minutes.

Before you go out and buy it... I was in the same boat. I thought I cut my card backwards with the slant on the wrong side. After that I just put another slant on the other side. Still wasn't working... I flipped it over inside of the tray and then it worked! Can't believe I was putting it in the wrong way...

Anyway, try flipping it first or just make sure it's in the right way.

Just go in to an official T-Mobile retailer, not an "authorized" one. The official T-Mobile store should give you one for free without question. I just did this last Friday after one of the authorized wireless shops wanted to charge me $20 for a micro-SIM, when I'm an existing customer. No bueno.